• Synonyms Rufous Boobook, Brown Papuan Owl, Rufous Hawk-Owl, Barred Papuan Owl, Rufous Hawk Owl
  • Old latin name for bird Athene rufa

Rufous Owlbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Australia
  • 2.
    Song, © Zebedee Muller
    Australia
  • 3.
    Begging call, © Daniel Lopez Velasco
    Indonesia
  • 4.
    Call, juvenile, © Marc Anderson
    Indonesia
  • 5.
    Call, © kidsmoked
    Australia
  • 6.
    Begging call, hatchling or nestling, sex uncertain, © András Schmidt
    Australia
  • 7.
    Begging call, hatchling or nestling, sex uncertain, © András Schmidt
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Rufous Owl

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion New Guinea and w satellites, and n Australia

Rufous Owl subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Ninox rufa humeralisWaigeo (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea), Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea) and New Guinea-No
Ninox rufa meesin, ne Cape York Pen., ne QLD (ne Australia)-No
Ninox rufa queenslandicaec QLD (e Australia)-No
Ninox rufa rufane WA and Top End, n NT (nc Australia)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalannínox rogenc
Chinese棕鹰鸮
Chinese (Traditional)棕鷹鴞
Croatianriđa ćukuša
Czechsovka velká, Sovka ryšavá
DanishRødbrun Høgeugle
DutchRosse Boeboekuil, Rosse Valkuil
Estonianviir-haugaskakk
Finnishraitahaukkapöllö
FrenchNinoxe rousse, Chouette rouge
GermanRoter Buschkauz, Rostkauz
Hungarianrozsdás héjabagoly, Vörös bagoly
IcelandicFlekkugla
IndonesianPunggok merah, Pungguk Merah
ItalianCivetta sparviero rossiccia, Gufastore rossiccio
Japaneseアカチャアオバズク
LithuanianRausvoji pelėdikė, rusvoji aštrianagė pelėda, Raudonoji krūminė pelėdikė
NorwegianRustfalkugle, sahulugle
Norwegian NynorskRustfalkugle
Polishsowica maskowa
PortugueseCoruja-ruiva, coruja-gavião-ruiva
RussianРыжая иглоногая сова, Минданаосская иглоногая сова, Сова рыжая иглоногая
SerbianRiđi bubuk
Slovaksovka hrdzavá
SpanishLechuza Gavilana Rojiza, Nínox rojizo
Swedishrödbrun spökuggla
TurkishKızıl Ninoks, Kızıl Bubuk
Ukrainianсова-голконіг руда